Compare towns
Mars Hill vs Mapleton vs Easton vs Brooks
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mars Hill has the most renters (29.4% rent).
Mapleton has the highest household income ($92k).
Easton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.6%).
Brooks has the most people working from home (14.5%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Mars Hill | Mapleton | Easton | Brooks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,398 |
1,884Highest |
1,433 |
1,208Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2% ME: +2.6% |
+2.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±3 3% below ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
52.6±10.5Highest 17% above ME |
45.9±6.6 about the ME average |
| Easton and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
21.2%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mars Hill and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
25.8%±2.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
17%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Easton and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
27.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±3.4 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Brooks and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $65,273±$9k 13% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$53,309±$11kLowest 29% below ME |
$59,130±$10k 21% below ME |
| Mapleton and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,600±$23kLowest 45% below ME |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$163,800±$36k 45% below ME |
$196,700±$33kHighest 34% below ME |
| Brooks and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $488±$96Lowest 57% below ME |
$610±$277 46% below ME |
$510±$116 55% below ME |
$1,116±$112Highest about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,843 39% below ME |
$1,789 41% below ME |
$1,435Lowest 53% below ME |
$2,096Highest 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.6%±7.1 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
41.3%±37.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
18%±17.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Easton and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 9.6% ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.1% ME: 10.7% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
85.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
74.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1975 2 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 14% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
20 minLowest 18% below ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 6.9%±6.6 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
4.1%±3.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±2.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Brooks and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | RSU 42/MSAD 42 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Easton Public Schools | RSU 03/MSAD 03 |
| High school in town | Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S | None in town | Easton Junior-Senior High Sch | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.0Lowest |
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ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.